Shuttle Tank Sensors an Issue Again in Launch Processing

Credit: NASA
The modified external tank for the next shuttle mission is starting a processing flow with no schedule margin, while engineers here assess issues that could affect NASA's May launch target for Discovery, such as those with engine cutoff (ECO) sensors. The external tank (ET) arrived at Kennedy Mar. 1...

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